PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob Kaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo De Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Kaman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Kaman
vs
De Lima

185 cm
24
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
194 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rob Kaman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rodrigo De Lima!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kaman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and De Lima counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kaman's knee momentarily.
Kaman wants to clinch
and De Lima counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kaman is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kaman throws a head kick that misses.
De Lima thinks about the counter body kick.
De Lima waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kaman.
Kaman is looking for a counter combo.
De Lima moves away from the strike by Kaman.
De Lima looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Lima darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rob Kaman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kaman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and De Lima counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kaman doesn't manage to clinch there - De Lima circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaman connects with a leg kick. De Lima looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from De Lima.
De Lima avoids the head kick by Kaman.
Kaman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Lima moves out of range of the body kick from Kaman.
Kaman tries to land a leg kick but De Lima saw it coming and moves away.
Kaman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kaman throws a sloppy head kick and De Lima moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as De Lima checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Lima throws a head kick that misses.
De Lima is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! De Lima crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kaman - the referee stops the clock and De Lima gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kaman. De Lima manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kaman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kaman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kaman scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaman tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Lima swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by De Lima.
De Lima pushes Kaman away with a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Lima scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kaman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Lima plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kaman throws a leg kick which misses De Lima's front leg but catches the back leg as De Lima tries to avoid it.
De Lima scores with a jab.
De Lima swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaman.
De Lima avoids the head kick by Kaman.
Kaman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kaman. That's going to slow De Lima down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lima moves out of range of the body kick from Kaman.
Kaman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and De Lima counters with a nice body kick.
Kaman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kaman throws a head kick that misses
letting De Lima counter with a right hand.
Kaman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Lima manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Lima throws a big counter head kick but Kaman avoids it with no problem.
De Lima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Lima counters with a nice leg kick.
De Lima blocks a low kick nicely.
Kaman throws a body kick that misses.
De Lima throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Lima is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kaman lands with a good body shot.
Kaman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Lima thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kaman if he has to take too many more of those.
De Lima takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Lima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaman.
A countering left hand to the body from De Lima misses.
Kaman misses with a leg kick
and De Lima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Lima throws out a leg kick but Kaman moves out of range and De Lima only half commits.
Kaman swings for the body but De Lima moves out of range.
De Lima swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Lima has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kaman throws a body kick that misses.
Kaman throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Lima counters with a thumping low kick.
De Lima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaman.
Kaman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and De Lima makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kaman really felt that one!
Kaman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaman wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rob Kaman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kaman fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Lima keeps the fight on the outside.
Kaman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Lima darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Lima lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Lima moves out of range as Kaman throws a body kick.
Kaman is looking to clinch.
Kaman misses with a head kick.
Kaman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
De Lima lands a head shot.
De Lima tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kaman closes the distance looking to clinch
and De Lima counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
De Lima keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from De Lima.
De Lima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from De Lima on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick misses from Kaman.
Kaman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
De Lima is breathing heavily.
Kaman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaman doesn't manage to clinch there - De Lima circles away.
De Lima is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A head kick misses from Kaman.
It seemed like De Lima was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kaman throws a sloppy head kick
and De Lima counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Lima connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Lima thumps Kaman with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Lima connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kaman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kaman moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDe Lima.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaman is really struggling to find his range with his punches. De Lima's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
De Lima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Lima lands a jab to the nose.
Rob Kaman is winning the standup battle so far.
De Lima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Lima keeps Kaman at a distance using the push kick.
Kaman lets loose with a powerful body kick. De Lima will feel that in the morning.
A slow jab from De Lima misses its intended target.
Kaman thows a body kick. De Lima tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kaman tried to score with a low kick but De Lima checks it.
A little jabbing left from De Lima on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Lima throws the kick towards the body but Kaman avoids it.
De Lima throws an overhand right that lands on Kaman's shoulder, as Kaman tries to avoid the shot.
Kaman throws a head kick that misses.
De Lima fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kaman checks it well.
De Lima throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kaman doesn't manage to clinch there - De Lima circles away.

Kaman has De Lima up against the cage in a clinch.
De Lima wants to break free but Kaman has control.
De Lima wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kaman unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Lima lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Lima's efforts to push away.
De Lima wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kaman lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Rodrigo De Lima has been cut.
De Lima wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kaman has a couple of punches blocked by De Lima.
Kaman keeps control of De Lima as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kaman trying to stall but De Lima improves his position.
De Lima working hard to break the clinch.
Kaman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kaman trying to control the position but instead, De Lima has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kaman into the cage.
De Lima tries to circle away but Kaman has him pinned against the cage.
Kaman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Kaman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo De Lima's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

De Lima avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Lima swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaman.
Kaman moves in looking to clinch but De Lima pushes him off.
An inside leg kick lands from Kaman.
Kaman slips a straight right by De Lima.
A solid body kick from Kaman.
Kaman throws a leg kick but De Lima sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kaman throws a chopping leg kick but De Lima manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Lima only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Lima paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Lima fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kaman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kaman wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaman misses with a head kick.
De Lima is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kaman throws a lazy head kick
and De Lima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kaman scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Lima checks a leg kick nicely.
De Lima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaman is looking to clinch.
De Lima avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kaman is looking to land body kicks.
Kaman tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Lima swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Kaman misses its intended target.
Kaman wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lima scoring well with a low kick there.
Kaman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kaman looks to throw a body kick
and De Lima counters with a leg kick.
De Lima circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaman slips a straight right by De Lima.
Kaman misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by De Lima.
Kaman moves out of range of the body kick.

Kaman lands a big head kick that sends De Lima tumbling to the mat! Kaman takes a step backwards and waves De Lima back to his feet - he wants the finish!

De Lima is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kaman pushes De Lima up against the cage in a clinch.
De Lima is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaman finish him?
Kaman creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops De Lima! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Kaman.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Kaman!